St Augustines Alumni Banquet and Local Club Notes
The St Augustine's Alumni Association banquet honored the 1928 graduating class at Hotel Gratton with an orchid and silver decor theme and a five course dinner followed by a program featuring Kathryn Tucker, John Shields, Clara Korte and Anne Tucker. Community notices include Gleaners class play Henpeck Hollan Gossip at Industrial School with 15 and 25 cent admissions, a birthday party for Mildred McKeen with Wesleyan students among guests, and several church groups meeting on West Main and Pruntytown for socials and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine's Alumni Association
St. Augustine's High School
Gratton
Kathryn Tucker
John Shields
Preslof
Clara Korte
Pauline Bradford
Mary Marcello
Anne Tucker
Beatrice Shields
John L. Hechsner
Catherine Walters
Kathryn Thompson
Fairmont
Mise Rosemary Dolan
Clarksburg
Paul Helsley
Industrial School
Gleaners
M. E. Sunday School
Pruntytown
Henpeck Hollan
Matilda, Brown
Henpeck Hollan Sewing Circle
Ruth Steele
Mary Patton
Adam Laren
Belinda Snodgrass
Harry Shatter
Angeline Beanblossom
Ollie DeMoss
Mildred Ketts
Polly Sedenbenden
Lois Cover
Polly
Sophronia Doolittle
Fish
Goldie Seece
Susie Snodgrass
Small Daught
Belinda
Betty Games
New MELLO GLO Cleansing Cream Ad
A Graf ton Drug & Chemical Co advert promotes MELLO GLO Cleansing Cream as a cocoa butter based cleanser that melts into skin removing dirt and lime. It targets dry or loose skin, promises a clear youthful complexion and wrinkle prevention, linking to MELLO GLO Face Powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Drug & Chemical Co
Adv
Lend A Hand Circle Dinner at Presbyterian Church
The Lend A Hand Circle of the Presbyterian Church enjoyed a covered dish dinner for seventeen in the church lower rooms followed by a social hour and a short business meeting led by President Mrs Zenas Dean. They discussed summer vacation plans and July picnic scheduling at Baptist Church. Anniversary week for First Baptist features a reminiscence service in the Baraca room at 7 30 this evening with past seventy years highlighted by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Main Street
Ed White
Grace Frye
J. J. Evins
Ladies Aid
Women’s Mission Circle
Pruntytown
Beulah Baptist Church
A. S. Kelley
Parkersburg
Inday
Standard Hearers Society
The
Andrews M. E. Church
Dorothy
Catherine White
A. M. Barlow
Pauline Annon
Regina Hamilton
Olive Clarkson
Nellie Rogers
Anna Worring
Ruth Arble
Josie Rutherford
Mildred Bolyard
Presbyterian Church
Zenas Dean
Baptist Church
First Baptist
Baraca
Local personals note a string of visits and illnesses in Grafton
Mr and Mrs C. BE Hardman travel to San Francisco for a lodge meeting. W L Hyson of Flemington is a business visitor. Mr and Mrs R L Clark and daughter Margaret are ill at East Main Street. C C McDaniel of Cecil attends to business. Carlton Wood, Clarksburg architect, calls here. Lloyd L Shriver attends Fairmont State Teachers College exercises. Mrs Joseph Jolliffe is ill on Maple Avenue. Mr and Mrs Dwight D Conner leave for Dexter City Ohio where he is superintendent. Delphin Murphy returns from West Virginia University for summer. Mrs Clara Phillips returns from Fairmont visit. Fred Cole of Clarksburg attends Arthur W Poling function. John Royer, Redpath Chautauqua rep, visits. W Taylor George of Philippi attends circuit court. J D Martin of Flemington, county commissioner, visits. Bruce Talbott and Forrest B Poling of Philippi spend the morning in Grafton on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd L. Shriver
Fairmont
Fairmont State Teachers’ College
Joseph Jolliffe
Maple Avenue
Dwight D. Conner
Dexter City
Ohio
Conner
Delphin Murphy
J. K. Murphy
East Main
West Virginia University
Clara Phillips
Blaegilly
Vairmont
Lawrence Holman
Fred Cole
Clarksburg
Arthur W. Poling
Redpath
Coolidge Lodge to Summer Near Cedar Island on Brule River
The region near Cedar Island Lodge on the Brule River houses the Coolidges summer home plans. Located 8 miles from Brule village in a Wisconsin trout district, the lodge sits in virgin timber with Superior about 28 miles distant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Island Lodge
Brule
Wis
Flemington High Plans Move Ahead Despite Injunction
Flemington plans for a new high school proceed with a $75,000 bond funded site purchase blocked by an injunction. Architect Carlton Wood says preliminary work and plans are ready, with approval from a two man board and the county superintendent, while the Kell y era resumes leadership remains unsettled amid successor searches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington High School
Carlton Wood
Clarksburg
Flemington
Sentinel
F. H. Kelley
County Superintendent of Schools
Ould
Simpson High
Miss Univ Winner Large Pageant at Seaside
Charleston describes Miss Van Huesen winning a 2000 cash award after a three day pageant. Seven judges chose her for her tall stature five feet six and a half inches and 120 pounds. The event began with a Sunday bathing suit parade along the sea wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss van Huesen
Chautauqua Opens With Musical and Dramatic Acts
The Emerson Winters Company blends music and drama in the fourth May chautauqua program. Wallace Bruce Amsbury will give the ecstasy Laughter and Life lecture with French Canadian poems. Henry and Company close with stunts. Tommy the play returns to 1928 chautauqua July 3–7. Shadwell Scouts and Filipino Collegians are featured along with vocational talks by Chester Sanford and a Harmony Concert Party. Elwood T. Bailey returns with an inspirational piece as Colonel Lindbergh is referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Winters
Chautauqua
Redpath
Wallace Bruce Amsbury
Henry and Company
Henry
Tommy
New York
Chicago
John Royer
Shadwell
H. C. Shadwell
Huntington
W. Va
Chester M. Sanford
Elwood — T. Bailey
Colonel Lindbergh
Aviators report Southern Cross fuel shortage on Brisbane hop
From Oakland to Brisbane the Southern Cross covered 3,138 miles to reach Sydney with only thirty gallons left in the tank. The craft began the leg from Kauai, Hawaii, carrying about 1,270 gallons of gasoline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ariebane
Brisbane
Sydney
Pacific Ocean
Oakland
Southern Cross
Kauai
Hawaii
Father Hannon to Visit Ireland for Three Months
Father Hannon of St Augustine's Catholic Church announces a three to four month trip to Ireland. He will sail from New York on the Adriatic June 9 after a brief stay in Boston with relatives. Rev Henger of Buckhannon will lead Sunday services in his absence and Rev Kelly will assist at other times. The priest plans to visit loyal Irish communities during the voyage home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Hannon
St. Augustine's Catholic’Church
Boston
New York
Father Henger
Buckhannon
Kelly
Hannon
Haron
Inia
J Tate
Flight Made Continued From Page One West Spitbergen Coast Report
Reported continued flight of the airship near West Spitsbergen sees no wireless updates. Rumors from Russia say additional wireless messages were received from the Tila stating a landing near Kings Bay. Most believe the airship did not drift far east as previously feared.
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Ociety
Callanton Sentinel
Coral
Ene
Mauld
Thir Utes
Reading
Martha Glenn Plesser
Hals
Hays Orchestra
Mildred McKeen
Wilma Parkhill
Gay Street
Misa McKeen
Misse
Dorothy Nye
Dorthy Parkhill Rosaline Armstrong
Leona Zumbro
Helen Coffman
Beatrice Cox
Virginia Cox
Ruth Canfield
Messrs
Ramus Holt
Paul Watson
Forrest White
Orville Harn
Wesleyan College
Ralph Shroyer
Ray Park Hill
James Parkhill
Curtis Lambert
Carl Vince
Robert Bennett
Dennis Neeley
Morgantown
Ladies Aid Society
Andrews M. BE
Thomas Vance
McGraw Avenue
W. A. Beavers
C. V. Miller
Onan Jeffreys
W. C. Barnes
0. M. Sinsel
R.C. McDade
Ona Jeffreys
W. P. Hendrickson
Ona C. Jeffeys
M. P. Church
Methodist Protestant Church
Loyal Womans Bible Class
First Christian Church
John Header
Woodmen Hall
Peck
Ridenour
P. Hall
STEPS
Coolidge Lodge
Wisconsin
Nan Tw
EAE Eriof Are
Hayward
Lloyd Shrizer
Wight
Kelley
Shriver
Sunnyside
College Hill
Charleston
Father Hannon
Ireland
Page
Wonder Values
Maderna
Coloved
Dorcas
Bael
A.B. Ci
Windsor
Wane
Georgette
Sune
Seisada
Ors Gandy
Somares
Crex
Neponsetand
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